How are you looking at it?

Are you Over or Under. Big debate here....how do you put your TP on the roller. Im an over girl...me hubby is under, lol. Now worries though....we both have the same goal and Im not gonna let it create a debate with us. So just roll with it.

I don't do that anymore. ( Smoke) I consider my self three things when it comes to the nasty cigs.

I am a Former Smoker

I am a Ex Smoker

I am a Non smoker.

It makes me feel good to say that. I am very happy with my accomplishments and I refuse to acknowledge my hard work and efforts makes me anything less than a Non smoker-Ex Smoker or Former Smoker. Its how I choose to look at it.

I am a former long distant runner-snow skier-Surgical Assistant-blah blah blah....

I don't do those things anymore

I am still a 'former' of all of those things

I am currently a Non runner-Non skier-Non Surgical Asst. and blah blah blah....I did them once...I had the skills but I don't do them anymore. I am not prepared in anyway to go back to any of those because I have moved onto allowing it to be my former life....I loved it when I did them ( I loved being a smoker too...).

I am not trying to make a debate. So I will roll with whatever you all say you are. Just please don't categorize me. I do enough of that for myself.

I am a former smoker~A Ex smoker and a Non smoker. ( I dont do that anymore ) Just please just roll with it. I'm not in denial. Docs are not always right. But I take my quit seriously , so felt I needed to say this to make a point.

I have seen productive people become Non productive...so please. Roll with it. Personally I feel if your visiting any medical professional and you tell them that you quit smoking and that your happy now to be a NON SMOKER, they should be elated for you. If they feel they need to categorize you, well theres just nothing professional about that. Period. They already have it documented that you used to smoke.

Oh, Missy, Mandolinrain, I don't even want to tell you the many things I don't do anymore And please, forgive me, abbreviations were one of my biggest challenges while learning English. What does TP stand for? Just so I get the full meaning of your blog!

I love your post Missy, I wish we had a helpful button for blogs because I'd be tapping on it right now huge caring hug from me to you dear friend and Fellow Exer and most definetly EXtended family XO. ....

I agree whole heartedly. I don't care what name we give it as long as we never smoke again. I'm an over as well. I agree medical folks aren't the authority either. In fact, I told my primary I quit and he laughed and said check back in a year, if you can hold out that long. What a jerk. He may be correct but he was still a jerk. HA HA

Years ago I used to have a Dr who told me to let her know whenever I was ready to quit, she'll help me. Several visits down the road and I said " I am ready, would you help me" and she said "go get yourself some patches from the store"...now when I tell one I am over 2 1/2 years quit, I get the "good for you" and a sarcastic smile as dessert. I don't care, it is not their quit, it is mine, 929 DOFs and counting!